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Coronavirus: first case in sub-Saharan Africa confirmed

2020-02-28T06:48:14.491Z



The first case of coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa was confirmed on Friday in Nigeria. An Italian who returned from Milan on February 25 was hospitalized after being tested positive for coronavirus in Lagos State, becoming the first patient in sub-Saharan Africa, the Nigerian Ministry of Health announced on Friday. " The patient is in stable clinical condition and has no disturbing symptoms ," the ministry said in a statement.

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In a message posted on Twitter, the ministry said the case was identified in the province of Lagos where the eponymous capital is located in the southwest of the country.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on all countries still spared to prepare for the arrival of Covid-19, warning that believing that it is safe from the disease would be a " fatal error ".

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Two other cases of contamination have been identified in recent days in North Africa, Egypt and Algeria. This very low number of patients detected in African countries, with fragile health systems, intrigues epidemiologists, while more than 81,000 cases have been reported elsewhere in the world.

Source: lefigaro

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